K9

Midlands K-9’s and handlers get new training

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– This week some Midlands K-9 deputies and their handlers got some expert training. 21 K-9 handlers from 14 law enforcement agencies across South Carolina got together for hands-on training to detect explosive devices they don’t normally get to use, like presser cookers. The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative, or REDDI event, aims to better educate the 4,000…

KCSO K9 Nero home safe after missing for more than 12 hours

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO): After more than 12 hours on the run, K9 Nero with the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office is back home safe.  Nero went missing around 10:30 p.m. Monday night in the Hunter’s Crossing Subdivision. Officials say Nero and his handler were playing ball outside in the fenced-in backyard, but he was spooked by fireworks and hopped the…